Facebook handed user datasets to scientist Aleksandr Kogan , the man it now blames for the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Kogan told a committee of lawmakers in Britain that the data came with no strings attached and helped inform his earlier research on user behaviour.
Kogan said Facebook was "arguably" too open with the data it shared with academics.
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Facebook handed over data, with no strings attached, to the man it now blames for the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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Analysts want to know whether the Cambridge Analytica scandal has affected user engagement on Facebook.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said the DeleteFacebook campaign hasn't had much impact, but it's less clear whether users are choosing to spend less time on the social network.
Facebook was already suffering from falling user engagement, and said months ago it was knowingly making changes that reduce user time spent on the platform.
As Facebook grapples with the fallout of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, there's one big question on everyone's lips: How are the users themselves reacting?
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